North-east Vic braces for flood threat

A flood watch is in place for the Goulburn, Broken and north-east catchments.

Widespread rain with falls of between 50 to 100 millimetres is expected in parts of north-east Victoria on Wednesday and Thursday.

The State Emergency Service (SES) will establish a control centre in Wangaratta today, to focus on public information and warnings.

Keith O'Brien from the SES says it is early stages but computer modelling suggests the highest rainfalls will be in the alpine areas and Wangaratta.

"The highest rainfalls are expected in an area sort of Mount Buller up to Hunters Hill and around to Wangaratta and Falls Creek," he said.

"So that will certainly influence those catchments but we're looking at over the two days most of the region getting between 75 and 100mm of rain and with wet catchments that could see a number of streams rising to a flood category."